Recognising invisible labour

We pay for what matters. When someone does unpaid and unacknowledged work, it can mean they don't matter in other ways.

• One United Nations report found women do three out of every four hours of unpaid labour. It leads to reduced earnings.
• When women get paid for their work, everyone benefits. Women's economic empowerment contributes to growing economies.
• An analysis from Oxfam estimated unpaid care work done by women was worth at least $10.8 trillion annually.

Invisible work refers to work that is unpaid, unnoticed and unacknowledged. These tasks include cooking dinner, assisting children with homework, or making a dentist appointment.

Invisible labour also appears in other sectors. For example, doing unpaid work...